Written Question
Wednesday 17th June 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to prevent the UN conventional arms embargo on Iran from expiring in October 2020.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The UK remains committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), a reciprocal deal that lifts sanctions in exchange for tough nuclear limits. Iran has broken the nuclear limits in the JCPoA and we are working to bring Iran back into compliance through the deal's Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
UNSCR 2231, which underpins the JCPoA, includes a number of clauses designed to allow sanctions to expire on fixed dates: the UN conventional arms embargo is due to expire in October 2020. We are consulting partners on the implications of the expiry of the UN arms embargo for Iran and wider regional security. We note that other sanctions regimes will remain in force, such as UNSCRs 1540, 1701, and 2216 which prohibit the proliferation of weapons to Lebanese Hizballah and the Houthis. The UK encourages all states to implement national export control best practice in support of these regimes. The EU arms embargo and UN ballistic missile restrictions on Iran will also remain in place until 2023.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Jun 2020
Hong Kong National Security Legislation: UK Response
"The very fact that we are debating here today and seem to be speaking with one voice will send a strong message to the people of Hong Kong of our support for them at this time. With the postponement of the G7, when does the Prime Minister plan to raise …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Covid-19
"I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Have there been any discussions with the oil and gas sector or individual oil and gas companies, given the huge number of British nationals and their families—many of whom come from north-east Scotland—working and living overseas?..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 3rd February 2020
Asked by:
Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will initiate discussions at the UN Security Council on the implications for global security of the shooting down of Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752 by Iran.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
We were deeply saddened by the loss of life on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, and offer our condolences to the families who lost loved ones. We want to see a full, transparent and swift investigation into the tragedy that is in line with international standards. The UK is working closely with Canada, Ukraine and our other international partners affected by this accident to ensure this happens. We do not currently plan to raise this at the United Nations Security Council.
The UK continues to call on all sides to de-escalate and reduce tensions in the region.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action
"I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and welcome the action taken today. Are any discussions being had with the multiple oil and gas companies that operate in the region, which employ a large number of British citizens, many of whom are my constituents or family members of my …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
Britain in the World
"I was not seeking to intervene; I apologise...."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
Britain in the World
"It is during debates like this that I am sure everybody across the House feels a great sense of pride in our country, our island nation, our United Kingdom of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland: open and internationalist but of course united, in which Scotland, of course, has played …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
Britain in the World
"He may have been two years out, but we got there eventually.
The United Kingdom is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a founder member of NATO, a member of the Commonwealth and is the EU’s closest friend and ally. No one country is better positioned to influence …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
Britain in the World
"I lament that so many thousands of Syrians have lost their lives in a pointless and needless conflict, in which we should have intervened many, many years ago when we had the chance to make a difference in the region. I lament the lack of a long-term strategy in the …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
Britain in the World
"I am very glad to associate myself with my hon. Friend’s words. I am sure that everybody in the House laments the passing of James Le Mesurier. He will be greatly missed not just for what he achieved in Syria, but for what he demonstrated to the rest of the …..."Andrew Bowie - View Speech
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